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Striker denies nightclub assault
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake denies the charges
A Championship footballer has pleaded not guilty to attacking a man outside a nightclub in Plymouth last November.

Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is charged with causing actual bodily harm and a public order offence outside the Candy Store.

Plymouth Magistrates' Court heard Greg Smith, a 37-year-old man, suffered a cut to his head.

The 21-year-old former Plymouth Argyle player was given unconditional bail and will reappear in court on 11 April.

The striker, of Renaissance Gardens, Plymouth, was a member of the Plymouth Argyle squad during the time of the incident.

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